Gubbins

See also: gubbins

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

Gubbins pl (plural only)

1. (folklore) A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.

Etymology 2

Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Gibbon.

Proper noun

Gubbins (plural Gubbinses)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gubbins is the 42030^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 517 individuals. Gubbins is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gubbins”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95.

Anagrams

• subbing